Formerly LTD Broadband, GigFire continues to expand its operations ISP Gigfire, formerly LTD Broadband, has acquired Illinois-based Rural Comm and now serves 10 states. Rural Comm is based in Farina, …
Verizon also took home Opensignal’s first award for live video speeds via 5G T-Mobile US continues to dominate 5G download speed and availability in Opensignal’s rankings, but Verizon narrowly beat …
Keysight Technologies is making the move to acquire real-time digital twin company ESI Group through a share buy-out which values the company at nearly $1 billion. The company said this …
Open Radio Access Networks pose both an opportunity—for new flexibility and agility within the RAN and the ability for network operators to re-set vendor relationships—and a challenge of interoperability among …
Rosenworcel has also proposed E-Rate changes to continue distance learning support The Federal Communications Commission has parceled out another $29 million from the Emergency Connectivity Fund to connect schools and …
Testing on Verizon’s network sought to illustrate real-world performance of MU-MIMO A new report from Signals Research Group tested the ability of Multi-User Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MU-MIMO) to increase 5G site …
The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program has taken a step closer to becoming reality, with state and territory funding allocations having been announced. Now, states and territories must …
Texas to receive the largest amount: $3.3 billion in federal funds to close the digital divide The Biden administration has announced how it will divvy up $42.5 billion in federal …
Viavi Solutions said this week that Philippine engineering and technology solutions provider Fiber Infrastructure and Network Services Inc. (FINSI) will be using Viavi’s OneAdvisor 800 platform for testing as it …
Cisco has announced plans to buy out private-equity-backed network monitoring and assurance company Accedian, which has been partnering with the IT and networking giant on assurance for telco networks. Financial …
Space-based cellular connectivity company AST SpaceMobile said that it has repeatedly achieved download speeds of more than 10 Mbps over LTE as it tests its LEO BlueWalker 3 satellite with …
Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has proposed a program that would require operators serving the most remote parts of the United States to provide network speeds of at least …
Stronger than expected 5G adoption in North America, Ericsson report says Ericsson’s new Mobility Report outlines 5G’s continued expansion, as well as the growth of related revenues—and particularly strong uptake …
The Biden administration has announced more than $930 million for high-speed “middle mile” infrastructure connections, meant to help expand capacity and lower the cost of connecting local broadband deployments to …
Indian tech company Wipro has opened its first testing facility in the U.S., a 5G-focused test center in Austin, Texas, where it is working closely with Palo Alto Networks. The …
Dish Wireless says that as of yesterday, it has reached its required build-out milestone of having a 5G service that covers 70% of the United States population. Dish said in …
It’s crunch-time for network operators: They’re juggling the deployment of 5G, the exploration of open and disaggregated networks, and an intense, global focus on the deployment of broadband services, with …
USDA awards $420 million in grants, $294 in loans for fiber deployments The U.S. Department of Agriculture is awarding more than $700 million in broadband funding for projects in 19 …
“The overwhelming interest in this first round of funding shows the private sector is stepping up,” says NTIA’s Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications & Information The National Telecommunications and …
‘The ultimate test, is does the user get a good experience?’ 5G, Open RAN, millimeter-wave and midband spectrum—networks are evolving faster than ever. Operators must ensure that these rapidly-changing networks …
A rural Indiana community is getting both high-speed internet service and a new, connected testbed focused on agricultural technology, built as a collaborative effort between network services provider Hawk Networks …
The National Spectrum Consortium and Linux Foundation have announced a formal collaboration focused on Open RAN software prototypes, demonstrations and development, including an open-source reference stack. The NSC is a …
Networking specialist Ciena has reported second-quarter revenues of $1.13 billion, up from $949.2 million in the year-ago period. Gary Smith, Ciena’s president and CEO, called the results “outstanding” and noted …
Verizon’s annual report on data breaches says cost & frequency of ransomware attacks has been rising The costs of ransomware attacks are on the rise, with the median cost per …
NI and Spirent Communications have teamed up on what they say is the “first and only” comprehensive test solution for the Open RAN Radio Unit (RU). The new offering uses …
